Forest Certification in Sustainable Development: Healing the Landscape

256 pp  ISBN 156670510X      £62.00

• Describes the step-by-step process for voluntary forest certification
• Devotes considerable attention to Daniel Katz's SmartWood, an affiliate of the FSC
• Follows the model of certified agriculture for certified organic foods
• Illustrates ecologically sound and environmentally and people-friendly forestry practices and products
• Covers growth of forest certification in the United States through social, economic, and political issues

  From recycled products to organic food, the movement to be "environmentally friendly" is now expanding into the forestry field. Recognizing this impact, Home Depot has committed to giving preference to selling "certified wood," proven to come from forests that meet certain biological and social sustainablility standards. Retailers and vendors can offer certified wood through the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and FSC accredited organizations like SmartWood, recently featured in People magazine.

  Contents
  
  INTRODUCTION
  WHAT IS FOREST CERTIFICATION?
  THE CERTIFICATION MOVEMENT
  FORESTRY AS AN EVOLUTION IN CONSCIOUSNESS
  
  PART ONE, A BRIEF LOOK AT TODAY'S FORESTRY
  
  CHAPTER 1, THE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF TODAY'S FORESTRY, An Overview Defining the Problem
  
  PART TWO, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CERTIFICATION
  
  CHAPTER 2, CERTIFICATION AND TRUSTEESHIP
  A Certified Forest as a Living Trust
  The Importance of Certification
  
  CHAPTER 3, THE HISTORY OF FOREST CERTIFICATION
  SmartWood
  Institute for Sustainable Forestry
  Forest Stewardship Council
  Things to Do Prior to Seeking Certification
  
  CHAPTER 4, HOW THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS WORKS
  In the Forest
  Chain-of Custody in General
  
  CHAPTER 5, SOME OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS
  Forest Landowners and Forest Managers
  Forestry
  Environment
  Social and Economic
  Chain-of-Custody
  
  CONCLUSIONS

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